Grain-distributer



G. W. BLANK.

GRALN DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATIQN FILED DEC-24, 19x8.

Patented July 8, 1919.

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G. W. BLANK,

GRAIN DISTRIBUTER.

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GEORGE W. BLANK, OF ST. CHARLES, MINNESOTA.

GRAIN-DISTRIBUTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Application filed. December 24, 1918. Serial No. 268,158.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnome XV. BLANK, acitizen of the United States, residing at St. Charles, in the county oflVinona and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Grain-Distributers, of which the following is avspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in grain distributers,and has relation more particularly to a device of this general characterespecially designed and adapted for use in connection with granaries,and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improveddevice of this general character which may be readily moved laterally orswung horizontally. It is another object of the invention to provide anovel and improved device of this general character including a hopperand a delivery chute connected one to the other through the medium of anelbow, and which elbow con sists of a plurality of hingedly connectedand telescoping sections in order to permit the delivery chute to bereadily moved latorally.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a device of thisgeneral character including a hopper and a delivery chute coactingtherewith, together with means for connecting the chute to the hopper ina manner whereby the chute may be readily and conveniently swunghorizontally.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved graindistributer whereby certain important advantages are attained and thedevice rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenientand advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be definitelyclaimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will nowproceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken through adistributor constructed in accordance with an embodiment of myinvention, the discharging end portion of a feed spout being shown inelevation:

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially onthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view in bottom plan of the hopper as comprised in myimproved distributer;

Fig. 4 is a view in plan of the sections comprised in the holding collaras herein employed, said sections being shown separated;

Fig. 5 is a View in perspective of one of the sections of the elbowdetached;

Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of a second section of the elbow asherein embodied, dctached; and

Fig. 7 is a view in perspective of a third section comprised in theelbow detached.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, H denotes a hopper hereindisclosed as substantially square in top plan, and which has its uppermargins defined by the outwardly directed flanges 1 adapted to besocured in any desired manner with a support S. The side walls of thehopper H are reduced in a manner whereby the bottom of the hopper H isprovided with a circular discharge opening 2, and this opening isdefined by an outstanding annular flange 3.

E denotes a section of an elbow which is segmental in side elevation,and which has its upper end portion defined by the outstanding fianges 4adapted to underlie and contact with the flange 3 of a hopper Hhereinbefore referred to. The flanges l are of a Width to extend beyondthe outer margin of the flange 3 and through said extended portions aredisposed the bolts 5 or the like, and which bolts are engaged with themarginal portions of the holding collar C.

As is particularly illustrated in Fig. 4, the holding collar G comprisestwo sections 6 substantially duplicate in construction, and which, whenin applied position conforms to the configuration of the upper end ofthe section E of the elbow. The opposed marginal portions of thesections 6 are cut away as at 7 so that the sections 6 of the collarwill readily swing the lower portion of the hopper H when said collar isin applied position. It is to be understood that the inner portions ofthe side of the sections 6 of the collar will overlap and certain of thebolts 4 will extend through said overlapping portions in order tomaintain the collar C in applied position.

TV hen the section E is engaged with the collar G as hereinbeforedescribed, it will be self evident that said section E is capable ofhorizontal swinging movement, as the flange l of the section E and theholding collar C coact with the flange 3 to effect a swivel connectionbetween the section E and the hopper H.

E denotes a second elbow section having each of its opposite ends 8arcuate in cross section, with its lower end disposed on a curvatureconcentric to the smaller or re stricted end of the elbow section E. Theopposite end portion 8 is disposed on a curvature substantiallyconcentric to the outer side margin of the first named end portion 8.The inner or upper end portion of the second curved end 8 of the sectionE is provided with the knuckles 9 which intermesh with the knuckles 10arranged at the smaller end of the section E and disposed through saidknuckles 9 and 10 is a pintle 11. By this arrangement it will be readilyperceived that the section E is capable of lateral swinging movementrelative to the elbow section E and that said sections E and E telescopeone relatively to the other.

Similar adjacent ends of the elbow sections E and E at adjacent marginalportions are provided with the flanges 12 adapted to interlock wherebythe outward relative movement of said sections E and E is limited. Theside marginal portions of the adjacent ends of the sections E and E arealso provided with similar flanges 12 coacting or intermeshing for thesame purose.

vE denotes a third section of the elbow as herein included and the upperend of the lower wall of said section is provided with the knuckles 1eintermeshing with the knuckles 15 arranged at the outer portion of thelower end 8 of the section E and disposed through said knuckles 14 and15 is a pintle 16 whereby the section E is capable of lateral swingingmovement independent of the section E. The top wall of the section E hasits upper portion outwardly directed as indicated at 17 on a curvatureconcentric to the hinged or pivotal connection aiforded by the pintle 16so that the upper end portion of the section E and the upper end portionof the section E will telescope one within the other in order to effectthe desired relative adjustment between the sec tions E and E Theadjacent marginal portions of the sections E and E are also providedwith the flanges 18 which are adapted to interlock so that the outwardswinging movement of the section E relative to the intermediate sectionE will be limited.

Suitably engaged with the outer or lower end portion of the section E isa chute 19 which may be of any desired length or configuration.

In view of the particular construction of the elbow as afforded by thesections E, E and E it will be at once obvious that the chute 19 may belaterally moved or horizontally swung in a manner to effect the desireddistribution of grain to any part of a granary so that the storage ofgram is materially facilitated.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a graindistribu ter constructed in accordance with my invention is particularlywell adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility withwhich it may be assembled and oper ated, and it will also be obviousthat my invention is susceptible of some change and modification withoutdeparting from the principles and spirit thereof, and for this reason Ido not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precisearrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carryingout my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

\Vhat is claimed is:

A distributer of the class described com- Y prising a hopper, a chute,and an elbow con- GEORGE W. BLANK.

Vitnesses H. H. Pnnsco'r'r, H. A. Srow.

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